Automatic record-repeating means for phonographs and the like.



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19%@ @Mmmm 7'@ wm" 4State of New "teich, have invented ceiteiii new md useful iiiixptoyemente iii Automatic Record-ltepeetiiig Means tor Phoiiogiephe and the him3 of which the oiiowilig is ai My present invention relates to eliminatie i and the like, the features ind edi'ehtages of. t/Vhle'h will he apparent to those skiiied in the l mt from the following description in eeniieetioh with the drawings.

in the latter, Figure l is e pien ViewA of e Y phonograph eomprising one embodiment oit my record-repeating means, seid figure showing the parte 1h Set pesitlon with e ieeoid playing; Fig. EZ is e Similar View erfn cept that the parte me shown iii tripped po eitiefn with the needle end souiidtoii lifted oit the i'eeoi'd iii the eet ot being om tied hack hy the Ceiweyer to rhe tepizieed en the record at its starting; @Gietu this figure uithei iiiuetietes a change im ie adjust meht of the device to inet-e it do this ioi e Smeiiei ioeeid9 e. g. e i@ iheh record, Wiiei'ees .it shows the edjuetmeiit teiW e t2 iiieii ieeoi'd.' Fig. 3 is e pien View, on an eti` ieiged saaie, ot the mechanism underlying the thro-tahiti; ft :i vertical section partly in eieifetion. on the iiie 4-4- in looking in the diieetioii oit the arrows; 5 ie e eimiiai View en the time 5-5 ih seid Fig. 3; 'Fig'. 6 is ah uiidei'neeth mgmentii'y View et the tuiittehie oit e ie'rger seele to iiiustmte the ii'ie'vebie doit; eetiied theiehy; Fig. 'i' iee Veitieel eeetioiipeitiy iii eiem tioii on the line 7"? in ijg 6 ioekiiig iii the direct-i011 of the ai'iews; and iiigz :is en enei'ged detail of l, the switch member heim' shown adjusted is toi e ten iheh teem4 eid, Fig. 9 is an eiilerged-seetieiiei viezv en the line QMS) m Fig. 2, looking in the d1ieetime ot the errowsg-:md Fig. 3 0 is e vertical,

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t Wiii new describe' the epeeie devices oit the drawings sind their opeietiohz-l 1e the to u ot the motor and. horn com aeitmeht' of :i phonograph, 2,515 the tone-erm and 3 the sound-box shown supgosediy in playing pew eitien with the needle on the reeeiwi. 4iis e eonveyei having; a epiiel gi1eove`i wheee mouth. 5 ie widened. eed dowmweidiy eied to scoop up the nee` point neet the end oit i'eet hes e, eentei hote e@ thifeugti whieii peesee the upper end et the tuiwtehte die The eonvejfei iiiey he im d ahle 0i" desired meteiiei euch eeihileid n tihei, iiietei ete, and. ie the bottom with e thin. ieyei et A,eit et the iike which i'eets en the ieeed 'Witheet .Sei-etching it.

" During the time that the eretetiiig Vetoed is playing or sounding, the eeiiveyei' heid Stationery by epin. 6 (see left eide otiftigg. 1i.) which projects downwardly :from it the tim ot the tuiii-tahie 89 seid piti heine@ stopped by engaging with the stop memh 9 as it tries to rotate with the eeiiveyei t diie to the hitteine ti'ietioiiei eonteet with the reeoid. This Steg iiieieher 9 ie eii hoef" l and is :tuithei iihistteted iii Stiege Y. from which 'it will he ti et seid met bei: ie pivoted et l@ toi movement iii tetti eid piene. it heeded pig. oi' ee i7 im ieel-y i'. ,gh it mid e. epi: i te keep it pifeesed up'efewdiy egeiiiet the heed said seiew.. ltheie ie e geoove iii the top oit the stopiiiemhei" te ieeeive into it the of the 'tuiIi-tehie Witheet touching it.

when the sound-hott medie ieeehee the peitieidei' pei-t et the i-eeoed iii itieht out the widened mouth ha ot the eoleofeyei1 which the operator hee chosen tel' the ieeo i- 'to eno :md the repeating opeiation te eeeiuf9 thei'i the latter mitometieeily 'tak-,e piece, the

operation Consisting hiietiy in the eonveyei Continuing new with the description et 11 is e dog pivoted et l1 to the underside of the turn-table. The tee il@ of this dog is opposite are openings; in the iii'n et the tuti tehie (tig. 6) thireegh which it ieedepted to be progecteo as in Fig. 2 or withdrawn as in Fig. 1. A pin 15 on the turn-table acts to limit the iii-position of the dog.

1l is a cam on the underside of the dog (Figs. 1 and 7) which in the outv position of the dog as in Fig. 2 rides over the higlrpon tion 9^ of the stop 9 and depresses said stop beloiv the end of the pin 6 on the conveyer 4, s that both can rotate With the record beyond said stop. On the other hand, in the iii-position of the dog, the cam 14 passes freely over the loiv part` of the stop to the rightof 9X (Figs. 1 and 5) and consequently has no efleet upon it.

The other end of the dog` on its underside has a groove 20 located betiven tivo inclined Walls 21 and 22. 18 Ais a pin projecting upvardly from an endivise movable part 19 (Figs. 1 and 3). This part 19 is vadapted to be latched in an outer position wherein its pin 18 passes freely through the groove 2.0 ot the dosr 11 when the latter is in its iti-position and is rotating with the turntable. On the other hand, when unlatched, the part 1S) is spring impelled inwardly a short distance so that its pin 18 now strikes rgainst the. fall of the groove in the rotating dop' and pivots its toe 11a outwardly into projecting' position. Further it will be understood that means is provided for automatically lalehing the part 19 Carry- '.ig 'the pin 18 in its aforesaid outer position '.vhenever the sound-boi; needle is at or about the starting' groove of the record; also for automatically unlarehinn said` part Whenever the needle of the soi'l'nd-box reaches a predetermined soundgroove at or near the end .of tlayrecord so that thereupon said part 19 automatically iu'ipelled invvardly la.. short distance to carry the pin 1S into the above described position wherein it pivots thetoe 11a of the dog' outwardly.

l'lith the foregoingl in mind, the general inode of operation will non' be clear. The conveyor '-'r Will be laid on the record as in Fig. .i and the record stai-tml into rotation. The conveyer cannot rotate because its pin o abuts aL'ains-,t the stop fl. lue sound-box needle 'will then be brought out to 'the startiirfgj point of the record and loivered into tiontru't. "this will start the rewortl playing' and will at the same time latch the pin 18 iu ik@ outer position .vherein it passes freely through the groove Q() in the rotating do; il. z nulitioi1s continu. until ".e freu vl'ullv played up e the point iousjf i:rldetermined lf( lu' operator (the. till-air' for this lieinfi lzfr" t'i'ibetll u the needle er hed one .h pieve l im* lo 1weve strikt Just before this toe, as it rotates with the turn-table, picks up the pin 6 of the conveyer et, said pin andv conveyer are automatically released from the stop 9 by the cani 1+i on the dogbearing down on the high part 't of the stop. The rotating` toe 11 now picks up the pin (3 and rotates the conveyer positively with the turn-table and the record. The result is that the sound- X needle is scooped up by the conveyor and delivered at the outside of the record, which then begins to replay. At. the saine time, the aforesaid lneans later to be described latches the pin 1S.baek in its original position. In this position ol the pin, the side 22 of the groove in the doe` strikes against the pin 18 which swings the dopr into its in-position, so that. the conveyor no longerpositively driven by the dog but on the contrary is merely carried by frictional contact with the record for a short distance further until the pin G strikes against the stop 9. The record now con tinues playing, the pin 1S freely threading through the `roovc in the dog, until said pin is again automatically unlatched as before at. the end of the record, whereupon the .sa-mel cycle of operations occurs, and so ou indefinitely.

Referring` to Figs. 1 and S, it will be notedv that the delivery end of the conveyor lgroove divides into two grooves, an outer groove 5" ivhieh delivers to the starting` point of a large record, c. g. a 12 inch record, and the inner 5" which similarly delivers relative to a smaller or inch record. 122 is a switch member pivoted to the eorf.'e \f'er `aunber at 12, a friction being prow' --l so {..ali it takes quite a little pressure ou the operatinghT handle 12b to swing' it. lt is so located that its free end can be, adjusted to obstruct, either of the delivery grooves 5 or 5 without obstructing the other. Fig. 1 shows il adjusted l'or rep ating` a 1L) inch record, the sound-box needle being delivered by way of the outer Aroove 5". Fig. S shows it adjusted for repeating a smaller record by nav of the inner groove v l ivill nondescribe the aforesaid means for automatically latchingr and unlatchin.;r the. part 1!) bearing the pin 1S, the laichingr occurring` l'rom the conveyingY of the soundbox to the startingpoint and the unlatehin atrom its rear-biney the prtailotermined emhpoiut oC thel record :"G is a link conueetzngr the endwise movable part 19 with the stationary part 17. 2T is a bell-crank lever l'ulerumed at 27 on the stationary parl l?. one limb beine' pvotally eonm-cted a; 27" io the part i9. The other limb ex .ds ton'arfl a latch Q8 which is pulled toard it by a tension spring 29 connecting ti, laleh with the outer limb of the bell e: ifi: The latch 28 has a beveled latch i tion adaypited to interlock as shown till ermost with the latclrpart t instant in Figs. 1 or El with the toe of? the hell-cranltl Will be remembered said pin passes idly through the groove 20 in the dog l1 when in-its imposition ci' Fig. 1 or wherein it restores said dogn to said iin-position in case it is in its outposition shown in 2.

'The part 19 has anenpstanding' end 19LL into which is tappedan adjustable screwr 1200; and the part 19 and its pin 18 arenartoniatically latchedin their aforesaid ontposition by the opera-ting iinger 30 pivoted at 3l to the hoard il he swung into, contact "with the screw 20G and forcing; the part 19 endt'ise 'until the part E27 latches This 'occurs Whenever the conveyor l has folly delivered the sound-hof: to the starting point oi' the record due to the linlt connection 32 between a finger 300 subsequently referred to and ay verticalneck f the tone-arno. 2.

".inalogous to the Enger il@ is the attore said finger 300 swinging freely on the pivot 31 (lling. il). This linger 80() diiters in having a longer toe portion'and farther in having a slotted' head 300 receiving the shank ot a set-screw 342 tapped into the nnderlying other` linger 30. Adjusting the set screw to the left end of the slotted head cranlea'rrn projecting radially trom the and tightening it, the two fingers 30 and 30) swing as one and due to the described operative connection with the tone-arm act to latch or set part 19A' and pin 18 when-the sound-box has been conveyed outwardly to one of the starting grooves ot a large' or 12 inch record; and vice versa acts to trip said latched part when the predetermined ending groove of the 12 inch record is reached Un the other hand when the setscrcw is tightened at Athe right hand end or' theV slotted headOO as in llitig. 2., again the' two operatil'ig tingers swing as one about their ^rnmon pivot 31 but now they latch and vunlatch the part hearing the pin 18 from the starting and ending positions respectively 'of the sound-hon on a small or '10 inch record.

rlhis unlatching means iior bothsized records comprises a piece 35 ot roundewire havin'g one' end bentto form an jection 35a; This member 35 is slidableend Wise 'through a hole in a stationary lug 36 on the plate 17. 37is a collar on the mem` ber 35 between 'which land the lng,n 36 is a compression spring 38'() which gives the member ay normal'tondency to slide endwise toward the ltch 28. The latch-end ot he member' is flattened to give a tlatbottoin thereto Which rests slidablyon topoi" the latch 28 and incidentally preventsthe wire 35 from rotating in the lug filand so keeps the projection 35a' always npriht. Said iiattenedend oi; the Wire 35 throeot through opstanding pro? a vertically elongated eye 37 in a pin linger lever 39 centrally pivoted at l() be tween lugs onthc underside of the baseplate l?. ',ihis portion of the linger ller/er with the related parts is located in ahole or recess in the board 1 iw. il), whence the finger-end ot the lever 39 projects and is provided with the button 39a. t0 is a leaf spring` secured at one end t0 to the latch 28 and at the other end beingl arranged-to bear down on the pin 38 so that the member 35 .isnormally trittionall),7 gripped and held stationarily between the top tace oit the eye 37 in the pin and the top oit the latch 28.

To keep the parts in proper relationshipr this spring l0 has a perforation into which projects a reduced portion 38 of, the pin 3B, This gripping action due to the spring ttl is released by depressingY the aforesaid button 39a because then the, toe of the lever 39 lifts troni the end oit the record and its return to the starting point islas follows: W'hen the s oundbox' has traveled suri'licicntly7 iar toa ward the center of the record tor the end oi" one ot' the lingers 3() or 300, swingingl to the right in l-Tig. l, to press against the projection Bfjon the. member 35, it will pull .said member endwise. and release the latch 28 from the elbow lever 27, whereupon. the spring 29 will pull said lever and the part 19 bearing the pin 18 into their innermost position wherein said pin initiates there' peating; operation. t l

Further be it noted that the opera-tor can adjust the device so as to repeat as aforo said at any given point in the end-part or the record. li-le will do this by -irst positioning` the sound-box so that the stylus is located on the part of the record at which it is desired for the repeating operation to begin, and will thendepress the button 39a.

V'lhereupon the spring; 380 will impel the rod 35 endwise until its projection 35a strikes against the operating finger-'30 or 300 de -pending upon the size otthe record being played. The operator will then release the button, which will result in the rod 35 being secured to the latch 28 with the projection 35 located in just the right-position to be pressed by the given operating finger when, in the subsequent playing of the record the stylus has reached the predetermined repeating position on the record. The 0perator will bring the sound box to the beginning point on the record and start it in rotation, whereupon for the reasons stated the record.1 will. automatically repeat; itself indefinitely, the repeat each time being at the predetermined ending point.

What I claim is l.' In a phonograph repeat device, the combination, with a sound-box and a turntable; of a conveyer rotatable about the same axis as the turn-table. and adapted at the ending of the record to pick up the sound-box and bring. it back to the beginning ot' the record; means for normally holding said conveyer against rotationf means for automatically releasing said ln ding means when the sound-box reaches th'e'end of the record: and driving means carried by Said turn-table for movement relative t0 the same into position to engage said conveyer after the latter has been released from Said hold ing' means, thereby to anse said conveyer to rotate in unison with said conveyor.

2. ln a phonograph repeat device. the combination ot' an operatively supported sound-box` a normally stationary conveyor adapted at the ending ot the record to ro tate, with it an'd to pick up the sound-box and convey it to the beginning ot' the record, a releasable stop normally holding the conveyor' stationary as aforesaid. a dog on the turn-table movable into and outl ot' driving engagement with the conveyor, and means automati ally operated when the souud-box reaches the end ot the rccor-'l to move the dog into driving engagement with the conveyor and also to release thc stop.

3. In a phonograph repeat device, the combination ot' an operatively supported sound-box. a normally stationary conveyor adapted at the ending` of tite, record to ro tate with it, and to pick up the sound-box and convey it to tre lnginning,v of the record. areleasable stop normally holdingY the convey'er stationary as aforesaid, a doo' on tho turn-table movable into and out ot' driving eng: fome-nt with the convover` said dog when iu driving` position acting also to re lease the stop, and means automatically operated from the position ot' the sound` box to move the dog into its (amveyer-engagging position when the sound-box is at the end of the record. and to move the dog out ot' its conveyer-eiigaging position when the conveyer has reset the' sound-box at. the l'ieginninpv ot' the record.

4. In a phonograph repeat device` the ooiubination ot an operatively/supported sound-box and a stylus carried thereby, a conveyerrotatable With the record and having a groove'adapted to pick up the lstylus at the end of the record and deliver the sameY to the beginning ot' the record, said groove dividing at its delivery end into two grooves, an inner and an outer adapted to ditierent 'sized records, and switch means on the conveyer adjustable to guide the stylus into either delivery groove to the exclusion of the other.

5. In a phonograph repeat device. the combination, with a sound-box and a turntable; o't` a conveyer rotatable about the same axis as the. turn-table and adapted at the ending of the record to pick up the sound-box aml bring` it back to the beginning of the record: a depressible stop normally engaged with said eonveycr to hold it against rotation; and means automaticall)v operated when the sound-box reaches the end ot the record for depressing` said stop. thereby to positively disengage it from said conveyor.

6,111 a phonograph repeat device. the combination. with a sound-box and a turntable: ot a convever rotatable about thtl same axis as the turn-table and adapted at the endingot' the record to pick up the sound-box and bring it back to the begin ning ot' the record: a dcp'ressible stop normally engaged with said conveyor to hold it against rotation: means automatically operated when the sound-box reaches, the end ot the record `t'or depressing said Stop. thereby to positively disengagc iti'rom said conveyor: and means t'or theratiter auto matically couplingr said conveycr to rotate in unison with said turn-table.

T. ln a phonograph repeat device. the combination. with a sound-box and a turntable; ot a conveyer rotatable about the same axis as the turn-table and adapted al ,the ending ot thc record tio pick up the sound-box and bring it back to the beginningof the record; stationary member secured to said couve, \"er; a stop normally engaged with said member to hold said conveyor against rotation: and i'neans tor autonnuically discngaging said stop from said ineinber when the sound-box reaches thc end of the record.

8. In a phonograph repeat device, the, combination. with a sound-box and a turntable: ot' a Conveyer rotatable about the same axisas the turn-tableI and adapted at the ending` otl the record to piek up they sound-box and bring` it. back to the beginV` ning ot the record; a` stationary member secured to said conveyor; a stop normally engaged with said member to hold said conveyer against rotation; means tor automatL cally disengaging said stop from said membor when the; sound-box reaches the. end of the record; and a. coupler carried by the, turn-table for engagement, with said mem ber after the latter has been released by iti() 'titi naamw said stop, thereby to cause said conveyer to rotate in unison With said turn-table.

9. In a 4phonograph repeat device,l the combination, with a sound-box and a vtumtable; of a conveyer rotatable about the lsalme axis as the turn-table and adapted at the ending of the record to piek up, 'the sound-box and bring it back to the begnninoof the record; astationary member secure to said conveyer; a stopI normally engaged with said member to hold said conveyer against rotation; means for automatically disengaging said stop :from said member when the sound-box reaches the end of the record; a coupler carried by said turn-table for engagement with said member to cause said conveyer to rotate in unison with said turn-table, but normally disposed in ineective position for said engagement; and means for automatically shifting said coupler relativelyto said turn-table into position to engage said member When the soundbox reaches the end of the record. y

In testimony whereof, l have signed my name to this speeication this 30th day of July, 1915. A

RllCHRD JAMES PRlET'llUE. 

